Albert

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #614 for boys in 2025, 461 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1910 · 2,183 births
Debut · boys
1,493 births
In top 100 · boys
87 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
491,861
since 1880

Albert over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #14, 1910boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#614461
2024—#607469
2023—#587487
2022—#613456
2021—#563504
2020—#523547
2019—#472622
2018—#453660
2017—#432718
2016—#476644
2015—#441695
2014—#434697
2013—#422697
2012—#402725
2011—#392725
2010—#403699
2009—#403733
2008—#374824
2007—#370831
2006—#354860
2005—#341869
2004#14,1796#338869
2003—#314953
2002—#298984
2001—#2801,094
2000—#2811,092
1999—#2691,118
1998—#2581,158
1997—#2491,177
1996#10,5677#2311,300
1995#8,07910#2241,332
1994#10,5697#2091,385
1993#10,5887#2091,433
1992#8,06510#2051,506
1991#13,1475#1901,697
1990#9,2478#1671,826
1989#6,95511#1701,763
1988#6,66611#1551,795
1987#4,28319#1581,768
1986#4,53917#1541,749
1985#5,67812#1521,799
1984#5,89911#1411,885
1983#4,88414#1501,822
1982#4,52716#1402,023
1981#6,32310#1451,942
1980#6,31910#1421,957
1979#4,84214#1451,860
1978#4,07917#1461,803
1977#4,23516#1371,950
1976#2,79227#1361,916
1975#5,9849#1292,015
1974#3,00823#1302,014
1973#3,34219#1122,288
1972#2,31132#1122,510
1971#2,95523#1192,683
1970#2,70526#1073,073
1969#2,70424#1082,934
1968#2,53824#1032,918
1967#3,08517#983,169
1966#3,74012#1003,297
1965#3,05017#1003,419
1964#2,67522#1003,761
1963#2,48924#1003,883
1962#2,46324#1014,072
1961#2,95718#974,324
1960#2,36925#934,602
1959#2,33924#924,605
1958#2,26025#894,807
1957#2,65119#845,049
1956#2,10327#815,150
1955#1,97829#765,179
1954#1,87531#735,428
1953#2,12224#695,439
1952#1,86129#665,660
1951#2,06423#605,758
1950#2,00223#565,754
1949#1,84527#566,064
1948#1,85826#556,156
1947#2,14621#556,462
1946#1,58331#526,007
1945#1,58827#495,432
1944#1,66125#445,855
1943#1,46732#436,307
1942#1,43832#406,496
1941#1,53826#405,927
1940#1,21836#415,572
1939#1,32731#415,477
1938#1,47526#375,796
1937#1,35529#375,665
1936#1,23034#345,759
1935#1,21934#316,094
1934#1,23633#326,003
1933#1,19735#306,091
1932#1,11641#266,863
1931#1,19936#247,131
1930#94160#247,950
1929#90263#248,078
1928#92464#238,812
1927#80082#239,128
1926#1,07948#219,146
1925#91366#219,511
1924#1,12348#219,880
1923#1,28337#209,825
1922#1,03053#209,896
1921#1,12646#2010,158
1920#1,37533#199,997
1919#1,10344#189,607
1918#1,12643#199,935
1917#1,12640#189,157
1916#1,24633#179,044
1915#1,19033#178,825
1914#1,14728#156,942
1913#1,17622#165,449
1912#1,47714#174,587
1911#1,24114#152,478
1910#1,26713#142,183
1909#1,36910#151,816
1908#1,5478#151,642
1907#1,3849#151,636
1906#1,3219#161,469
1905#1,2989#151,532
1904#1,8775#161,453
1903#1,5926#161,337
1902#1,3208#161,375
1901#1,2278#151,317
1900#1,10612#161,741
1899#1,2787#151,210
1898#1,1719#161,417
1897#1,1678#151,377
1896#1,04710#151,434
1895#1,1239#161,391
1894#90512#161,447
1893#1,0239#161,353
1892#83013#161,500
1891#9439#161,207
1890#82511#161,417
1889—#161,353
1888#69014#161,569
1887#9377#161,294
1886#9936#161,488
1885#9216#161,429
1884#1,0245#161,435
1883#57911#161,496
1882#9085#161,499
1881—#161,319
1880—#161,493
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Albert was already there! It came in at #16, and was given to 1,493 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2018–2025, when fewer than 670 boys a year got the name.

Where Albert is popular in 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Albert, so not publishedAKMaine: #40 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 174 boysMEVermont: #31 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 129 boysVTNew Hampshire: #27 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 109 boysNHWashington: #87 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 437 boysWAIdaho: #72 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 299 boysIDMontana: #39 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 187 boysMTNorth Dakota: #59 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 272 boysNDMinnesota: #113 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 691 boysMNIllinois: #63 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 360 boysILWisconsin: #98 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 617 boysWIMichigan: #45 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 267 boysMINew York: #44 for boys · 541 births · 1 in 204 boysNYMassachusetts: #34 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 154 boysMARhode Island: #26 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 99 boysRIOregon: #77 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 383 boysORNevada: #55 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 219 boysNVWyoming: #44 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 180 boysWYSouth Dakota: #79 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 376 boysSDIowa: #94 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 502 boysIAIndiana: #59 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 332 boysINOhio: #46 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 273 boysOHPennsylvania: #33 for boys · 497 births · 1 in 168 boysPANew Jersey: #31 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 167 boysNJConnecticut: #40 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 196 boysCTCalifornia: #46 for boys · 368 births · 1 in 230 boysCAUtah: #88 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 377 boysUTColorado: #31 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 161 boysCONebraska: #95 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 506 boysNEMissouri: #55 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 277 boysMOKentucky: #53 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 263 boysKYWest Virginia: #68 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 363 boysWVVirginia: #47 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 228 boysVAMaryland: #30 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 169 boysMDDelaware: #29 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 122 boysDEArizona: #24 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 111 boysAZNew Mexico: #43 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 170 boysNMKansas: #68 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 342 boysKSArkansas: #45 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 220 boysARTennessee: #54 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 268 boysTNNorth Carolina: #51 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 236 boysNCSouth Carolina: #35 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 174 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #45 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 236 boysDCOklahoma: #60 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 295 boysOKLouisiana: #27 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 125 boysLAMississippi: #23 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 123 boysMSAlabama: #36 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 178 boysALGeorgia: #37 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 175 boysGAHawaii: #37 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 117 boysHITexas: #46 for boys · 322 births · 1 in 245 boysTXFlorida: #28 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 155 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#23 · 1 in 123
  2. Arizona#24 · 1 in 111
  3. Rhode Island#26 · 1 in 99
  4. New Hampshire#27 · 1 in 109
  5. Louisiana#27 · 1 in 125

Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#231931 in 123
Arizona#24621 in 111
Rhode Island#26611 in 99
Louisiana#272151 in 125
New Hampshire#27341 in 109
Florida#281521 in 155
Delaware#29201 in 122
Maryland#301081 in 169
Colorado#31701 in 161
New Jersey#312061 in 167
Vermont#31201 in 129
Pennsylvania#334971 in 168
Massachusetts#342431 in 154
South Carolina#351371 in 174
Alabama#361831 in 178
Georgia#372081 in 175
Hawaii#37441 in 117
Montana#39241 in 187
Connecticut#40791 in 196
Maine#40441 in 174
New Mexico#43401 in 170
New York#445411 in 204
Wyoming#44121 in 180
Arkansas#45911 in 220
District of Columbia#45421 in 236
Michigan#452001 in 267
California#463681 in 230
Ohio#462291 in 273
Texas#463221 in 245
Virginia#471291 in 228
North Carolina#511781 in 236
Kentucky#531091 in 263
Tennessee#541191 in 268
Missouri#551171 in 277
Nevada#5551 in 219
Indiana#591001 in 332
North Dakota#59211 in 272
Oklahoma#60731 in 295
Illinois#631851 in 360
Kansas#68461 in 342
West Virginia#68521 in 363
Idaho#72171 in 299
Oregon#77291 in 383
South Dakota#79141 in 376
Washington#87461 in 437
Utah#88191 in 377
Iowa#94431 in 502
Nebraska#95221 in 506
Wisconsin#98461 in 617
Minnesota#113371 in 691
Alaska———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Albert
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#607 → #614)
  • 91 spots since 2020 (#523 → #614)
  • 173 spots since 2015 (#441 → #614)
  • Biggest jump: 44 spots in 2017 (#476 → #432)
  • Biggest drop: 51 spots in 2020 (#472 → #523)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #14 (2,183 births)
  • Births halved by 2002, 92 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 87 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 87 yrs · run 1880–1961
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 70
  • Highest: 1 in 70 boys born in 1883 were named Albert (1.4%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,705 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
  • Its best rank, #14 in 1910, was only 1 in 89 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 19.2% of all boys named Albert (94,431) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s14,375#16 (1888)#16
1890s13,753#15 (1896)#16
1900s15,318#15 (1909)#16
1910s68,207#14 (1910)#17
1920s94,431#19 (1920)#21
1930s62,829#24 (1930)#32
1940s60,278#40 (1942)#48
1950s52,829#56 (1950)#75
1960s36,379#93 (1960)#100
1970s22,112#107 (1970)#127
1980s18,503#140 (1982)#151
1990s13,932#167 (1990)#221
2000s9,109#280 (2001)#335
2010s6,882#392 (2011)#433
2020s2,924#523 (2020)#585

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Albert in 1944

girls
#1,661
25 births · 1 in 53,089 girls
boys
#44
5,855 births · 1 in 233 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #1,661Albert25

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #44Albert5,855
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 53,089 of them was named Albert, which outranked 68.3% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Albert
  1. #1,609Waneta26
  2. #1,609Willette26
  3. #1,609Winnifred26
  4. #1,661Albert25
  5. #1,661Alease25
  6. #1,661Alexandria25
  7. #1,661Almeta25
  8. #1,698Albertine24
  9. #1,698Amparo24
  10. #1,698Betti24

Tied with 36 names at #1,661; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 233 of them was named Albert, which outranked 98.9% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Albert
  1. #41Jimmy6,320
  2. #42Ralph6,273
  3. #43Terry5,974
  4. #44Albert5,855
  5. #45Johnny5,661
  6. #46Anthony5,604
  7. #47Fred5,580
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1944 →